An electronic device includes a first housing, a hinge apparatus, a second housing, and a flexible display, where two opposite ends of the hinge apparatus are connected to the first housing and the second housing, and the flexible display is mounted on the first housing and the second housing, wherein a thickness of one end that is of the second housing and that is close to the hinge apparatus is different from a thickness of one end that is of the second housing and that is away from the hinge apparatus, and wherein, in a folded state, a thickness of one end that is of the electronic device and that is close to the hinge apparatus is different from a thickness of one end that is of the electronic device and that is away from the hinge apparatus.
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2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first end that has a small thickness and the third end that has a small thickness are located on a same side of the electronic device when the first housing is folded relative to the second housing.
3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness.
4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first housing further comprises a placement surface mounted parallel to the parting surface and facing opposite to the second housing when the first housing is folded relative to the second housing.
5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein a thickness of the placement surface is constant.
7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the electronic device further comprises an electronic component mounted in the first housing, and wherein the first flat part covers the electronic component.
8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the electronic component comprises a circuit board and an electrical device.
9. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the bending part is located between the first housing and the second housing.
11. The electronic device of claim 10, further comprising a step between a surface that is of the cover and that is away from the second flat part and a surface that is of the second housing part and that is away from the second flat part.
12. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the cover is made of a transparent material, and wherein the electronic device further comprises an optical device disposed in the first housing and located at the local area.
13. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first housing and the second housing are configured to be bearers of the flexible display.
14. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the hinge apparatus includes a plurality of parts that are rotatably connected.
15. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the flexible display is a flexible organic light-emitting diode display.
16. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a change rate of a thickness of the second housing is constant.
17. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a thickness of the second housing is abruptly changed.
18. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone or a tablet computer.
19. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is an electronic reader.
20. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a vehicle-mounted device.
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